David Meale

David Slayton Meale is an American diplomat who is the current nominee to serve as United States ambassador to Bangladesh. Prior to join Bangladesh, he was Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of the United States in Beijing. Prior to this, he served as the Chargé d'affaires for the embassy from July 2021 to March 2022 - in this capacity, he was the senior United States diplomat in China while the Biden Administration's nominee for the Ambassador to China, R. Nicholas Burns, awaited confirmation. Previously, Meale served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations at the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.

Meale visited Taiwan in April 2019, meeting President Tsai Ing-wen and speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei during the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.